Children workshop participants of the National Troupe of Nigeria (NTN) Creative Station Workshop will stage Eriri (The String) to close the 2014 edition of the workshop. The play is written by Mike Anyanwu and directed by Josephine Igberaese, Director of Drama at NTN and coordinator of the workshop.
The NTN Children Creative Station Workshop (CCSW) was conceived as a long vacation theatre workshop for children between the ages of five and 17. It is primarily aimed at exposing participants to general theatre practice and appreciation of the creative arts.
Scheduled to be staged at the Cinema Hall 2 of the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos today beginning at 4pm, Eriri unveils the actualisation of the political will that led to the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates by the British and the struggle that led to Nigeria’s Independence.
The workshop coordinator explained that the play was chosen to inform and educate the children and their peers that will be attracted to the command performance on Nigeria’s political history.
“We want to educate them not just as citizens of this great and indivisible entity called Nigeria, but also as future leaders of this noble entity,” she said.
Besides, Igberaese explained that the command performance would detail all that the workshop participants, who have been rehearsing for three weeks now, have learnt during the near one month training period.
Her words: “We took them through various aspects of the theatre. We got them involved in acting, improvisation, miming, dancing, creative writing, singing and voice training.”
Expected as Special Guest of Honour at today’s command performance is respected arts patron, Professor Paulina Adebusoye, while Engr. Solomon Uwaifo will serve as Father of the Day.
Foremost arts matriarch, Mrs. Francesca Emmanuel; former President of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), Mrs. Emily Aig-Imoukhuede; author and arts matriarch, Mrs. Mobolaji Adenubi; and Mrs. Diagbonya Uwaifo will grace the command performance as mothers of the day.
